Product Description: This beautifully designed and illustrated publication is the first comprehensive biography of the portrait painter Johan Zoffany (1733-1810), one of the leading figures of 18th-century British art. The German-born artist shot to fame with his charming conversation pieces and portraits of London celebrities, and soon became the painter of choice of King George III...read more

Product Description: After the Napoleonic War British artists red iscovered Italy. The heat of the South lured chilly Northene rs to discover passion amongst its pagan idylls, an allure w hich was to have great effect on the work of Victorian artis ts, including Turner. ' (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)